This essay offers a brief history of the commons and protest through the story of Kennington Common, relating it to contemporary debates over the Occupy Movement and the rights of assembly and protest.

This year, Indiana Humanities has curated a selection of talks by experts in the sciences and humanities on various themes related to Frankenstein. As one of the individuals on the "Frankenstein Speakers Bureau," I am giving talks on "Frankenstein and the Year without a Summer."